Gravel In Home

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Gravel In Home
Manufacturer	Commodore
Type	Media Centre
Connectivity	Wi-Fi, Mini USB 2.0, HDMI, component, S/PDIF, coax

Gravel In Home is a home entertainment media center and is a part of the Gravel product line from Commodore International Corporation, the company which acquired the Commodore brand name in 2005. Gravel In Home is connected to the internet via a fixed or wireless network connection. With a single button remote control, users can access the on-demand CommodoreWorld media catalogue directly on their television set. The Gravel In Home is equipped with a Wi-Fi receiver which connects the device to the internet and/or home network. Via the Wi-Fi connection, personal media can be transferred from the PC to the media center, after which it can be accessed directly on television. The PC can stay switched off.

1 Features
2 Launch dates
3 See also
4 External links
5 External links

[edit] Features

[edit] Technical features

Tech specs
Dimensions:	(W) 350mm x (H) 70mm x (D) 230mm
Colour:	Anthracite
Cooling:	100% silent
Harddisk:	80GB / 160GB
TV-port:	HDMI, VGA (668x556 @ 50Hz), composite
Audio:	S/PDIF (Coax and Optical)
Control:	RF remote control
Power:	External power supply 110-220V
Ports:	3x USB (one front, two back)
Wireless:	Wi-Fi 802.11g

[edit] Media formats

Media	Format
Music:	MP3, WAV, WMA
Video:	MPEG 2, MPEG 4, DivX, XviD, WMV
Pictures:	JPG, BMP, GIF
Subtitles:	SRT, SUB
Tagging:	ID3v2
DRM:	10.1

[edit] Wi-Fi

The Wi-Fi receiver in the Gravel In Home enables the device to be connected to the internet. Via Wi-Fi it connects to the home network, or directly to the internet. Transferring personal media from your PC to the media center also happens via Wi-Fi.

[edit] Design

The design of the Commodore Gravel series is inspired on the rounded shapes of the C64 buttons, a design element which is also reflected in the official Commodore logo vignette.